Pikes Pick: Mark down these free days at Denver’s museums
Timothy Hurst, the gazette
A reminder that Denver’s museums hold free days throughout the year. That includes Sunday for the art museum, with the next dates being April 9 and 28. April 28 is also a free day at the Museum of Nature and Science. — Seth Boster
19 Colorado restaurants earning global accolades
Seth Boster
seth-boster@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 days ago
“The Michelin way,” it turns out, is the Colorado way. We’re referring to food here — the Michelin Guide that recommends the finest in dining for worldwide travelers. And since inspectors have been coming to the Denver area and mountain resorts...
Seth Boster
Reporter
Taken to (art) school by a couple of kids
John Moore
john.moore@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
Siblings, ages 9 and 10, unlock the mysteries of French Impressionist Camille Pissarro, subject of a major exhibit the Denver Art Museum When it comes to the artist Camille Pissarro, I am not smarter than a fifth grader. But I...
John Moore
Reporter
Spine Trail to make long-anticipated connections between Colorado Springs parks
Seth Boster
seth-boster@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
A vision for a trail system surrounding one of Colorado Springs’ most prominent natural landmarks is almost complete. In the five years since the 2020 master plan for Austin Bluffs Open Space — the 600 or so acres of woods,...
Seth Boster
Reporter
Catching up with Johnny Curiel, Denver’s hottest chef
Seth Boster
seth-boster@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 days ago
Across Colorado, no chef is riding a wave quite like Johnny Curiel. In 2024, the world-renowned Michelin Guide awarded a coveted star to Alma Fonda Fina, Curiel’s solo debut restaurant that was not yet a year old. Along with the...
Seth Boster
Reporter
An open-air art gallery: Hogan Park at Highlands Creek
Kelly Hayes
kelly-hayes@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 days ago
Welcome to Hogan Park at Highlands Creek, a 100-acre space where plans call for a disc golf course, a zip line and a climbing wall. If that sounds like any number of new parks these days, take a closer look....
Kelly Hayes
Reporter
Denver’s John Carroll Lynch makes Broadway debut Thursday
John Moore
john.moore@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 days ago
I’ve always thought of John Carroll Lynch as a stage actor ever since I saw him play Judas in a Denver youth production of “Godspell.” Two years later, I was handing him the bowl of water and scream-singing, “Pilate, crucify...
John Moore
Reporter
Cameroon to Colorado: Denver chocolatiers deliver ethical, farm-to-table chocolate
Kelly Hayes
kelly-hayes@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 days ago
DENVER • The sweet fragrance of chocolate lingers within the walls of a small shop in Edgewater Public Market. Burlap sacks of cacao nibs rest under mixing machines, which hum low as they stir rich cocoa. Bibamba Chocolate is the byproduct of...
Kelly Hayes
Reporter
Savvy Senior: Here are the best online will makers
Miller Jim Miller, Special to The Gazette
jim-miller@gazette.com
Updated 7 days ago
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good online resources for writing a simple will? I’m 70 and divorced and want to get my affairs organized, but I hate paying a high-priced attorney fee if I can do it myself....
Spanish celebration of late-life love captures Denver Film Festival audiences’ hearts – and votes
John Moore
john.moore@denvergazette.com
Updated 7 days ago
‘Cover-Up,’ about investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, named best documentary With a particularly strong field of new narrative films to consider, Denver Film Festival audiences pulled off a bit of an upset in choosing “Calle Malaga” as the best of the...
John Moore
Reporter
Once dismissed by the mainstream, ski ballet is finding new life in Colorado
Seth Boster
seth-boster@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 week ago
The sun was breaking through the clouds one day last April as Lara Rosenbaum stood atop a slope at Colorado’s Monarch Mountain. She took in the scene around her: Costumed skiers twirling around, their arms and legs moving in the...
Seth Boster
Reporter
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